Oct 9

Elegy to a Houseplant

I found you in the clearance aisle,
Alone with drooping stem.
I thought a plant would make me smile
And I could perk you up again.

And so I brought you home, small plant,
And put you in the sun.
I watered you, dreamed you elegant,
And googled instructions.

I don’t know if there’s too much light
Or water or too little.
Or maybe the cats took a bite-
Well, maybe twenty nibbles.

Still, after a few months or so
Your drooping leaves turned brown.
I was so sad to let you go,
But plucked you from the ground.

I have several houseplants still,
And a good few seem to thrive;
Still I think it’s not my will
But theirs that they survive.

If a green thumb’s what I’ve got,
It defies the other nine;
The key here is bring home a lot
And some will grow just fine.

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